Joint Letter: DHS, Implement the Homeland Security for Children Act
| June 21, 2022 |
First Focus on Children sent this letter signed by 30 organizations to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to thank him for …
Report: Unaccompanied Children in Emergency Intake Site (EIS) Facilities
| June 21, 2022 |
In May 2022, the Women’s Refugee Commission and First Focus on Children led a delegation of 11 advocacy organizations to the Emergency Intake Site …
Letter: 2022 HHS Environmental Justice Strategy & Implementation Plan Draft
| June 17, 2022 |
First Focus on Children sent the following letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Beccera in response to the request for information …
Statement: 5-and-under vaccine recommendation is “good first step
Michele Kayal | June 16, 2022 |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory committee today recommended the authorization of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in children 5 and under. The panel is expected …
By 6-to-1 margin, voters say federal government should spend more on children
Michele Kayal | June 13, 2022 |
American voters believe — by a roughly 6-to-1 margin — that the federal government is spending too little on the health, safety, and well-being …